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January 8, 2007
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
bulgeWhich Means:To puff out or become bigger than normal in one area. As In:
Heads Up!Bulge can also be a noun, as in his sack had several bulges because of all the gifts. |
peskyWhich Means:Bothersome, annoying. As In:
Heads Up!Remember to replace the Y with I when you add suffixes to this word: peskier and peskiest. |
favorWhich Means:Something you do for another person without expecting anything in return. As In:
Heads Up!This word sounds like flavor and is spelled the same except for the L after the F. |
plungeWhich Means:The act of thrusting into, rushing forward into something. As In:
Heads Up!The silent E on the end of this word makes the G soft so that it sounds like J. |
quidnuncWhich Means:A nosy or gossipy person. As In:
Heads Up!The qu at the beginning of a word has a KW sound. At the end of a word it has a K sound, as in unique. |
interpretWhich Means:To understand or explain a concept or information. As In:
Heads Up!There is no vowel between the P and R in interpret. |
quenchWhich Means:To extinguish, to put out, to end. As In:
Heads Up!The qu at the beginning of a word has a KW sound. At the end of a word it is only a K sound, as in unique. |
fetchWhich Means:To go and get something. As In:
Heads Up!It is easy to forget that there is a T before the CH in this word. But I know you won't! |
buzzWhich Means:To make a sound like a bee. As In:
Heads Up!This is one of those fun words that sounds like its meaning and has two Zs. |
cockamamieWhich Means:Crazy, having no value or sense, silly. As In:
Heads Up!Remember that this word ends on -IE and NOT Y! |
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Now that you have reviewed the words, challenge your memory! 
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Santa Claus' red bag bulged because there were so many gifts for children!!
Vera thought her younger brother was sometimes pesky, but she still loved him.
The elderly woman asked the nurse a favor: to help her down the hallway to her room.
The swimmer plunged into the water several times before she got it perfect.
If you wanted to know anything about anyone, you just had to ask my Uncle Bill, the quidnunc in my family.
Carrie read the paragraph over and over to see if she had interpreted it correctly.
When Sam is thirsty in the summer, the only thing that will quench his thirst is a glass of water.
The man was teaching his dog to fetch the paper.
The fireflies buzzed around in the jar.
Tracy wore a such a cockamamie costume to the party, and everyone thought she was adorable.© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC